Lady Amherst's pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) is a bird of the order Galliformes and the family Phasianidae. The genus name is from Ancient Greek Khrusolophos, "with golden crest". The English name and amherstiae commemorates Sarah Amherst, who was responsible for sending the first specimen of the bird to London in 1828.[1] Lady Amherst's pheasant is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The species is native to Yunnan and far northern Myanmar, but has been introduced elsewhere. The Yi Pheasant family is the National bird of Chinese state of Yunnan.[2][n 1].
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Male
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Male
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back view
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side view
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Lady Amherst's x golden pheasant cross. In a pure Lady Amherst's pheasant, the red crest starts roughly halfway between the cere to the crest tip (not at the beak), and the belly would be all white without any red or brown tainting.
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Hybrid male
References[edit]
- ↑ Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 45, 105. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4. Search this book on
- ↑ "Yunnan". Archived from the original on 2016-11-28. Unknown parameter
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- Bibliography
- Briggs, M.; Briggs, P. (2009). The Natural History of the British Isles. Bath, UK. Search this book on
- Fitter, R.S.R. (1955) [1952]. The Pocket Guide of British Birds. London: Collins. Search this book on
- Peter Scott (1969). Book of British Birds. London. Search this book on
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Notes[edit]
- ↑ “The Official National bird of Yunnan Republic” respectively
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